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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1888-08-13
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Southampton,_England
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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killed in action (aircraft shot down)
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:XIII_Corps
gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division
Eighth Army (briefly, appointed but killed before taking command)
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1942-08-07
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Egypt
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Sir William Gott
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Lieutenant-General
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Strafer
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Death led to appointment of Bernard Montgomery as Eighth Army commander
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:British_Army_officer
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gptkbp:serviceNumber
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(British Army officers did not have service numbers in his era)
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1908–1942
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Allied_Forces_Headquarters
gptkb:Commonwealth_military_forces
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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